Electromyography Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Denver, Academic office 1 - MS B-185, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Room 5121, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2011 May;37(2):233-44, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2011.01.006.
Chronic muscle weakness is a common complaint among patients seen in rheumatology and neuromuscular specialty clinics. This article focuses on adult-onset muscular dystrophies, select hereditary myopathies, and other neuromuscular conditions that must be distinguished from acquired causes of inflammatory muscle disease such as polymyositis. A few organizing principles help to focus the evaluation and narrow the differential diagnosis.
慢性肌肉无力是风湿科和神经肌肉科就诊患者常见的主诉。本文重点介绍成人型肌营养不良症、特定遗传性肌病和其他神经肌肉疾病，这些疾病必须与获得性炎症性肌病（如多发性肌炎）的病因相鉴别。一些组织原则有助于集中评估和缩小鉴别诊断范围。
